Capitoline Museum

Today, we visited the Capitoline Museum on the Capitoline Hill. Not much archaeological sites are left on this very important ancient Roman hill but those that are have been incorporated into the Museum. As we entered the Museum, we saw a huge collection of Greek and Roman busts. One of my favorite exhibits was the Statue of the She-Wolf. Also, there are statues of Commodus posing as Herakles, the Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the Dying Gaul and the remains of the colossal statue of Constantine. My favorite vase was that of Ajax and Achilles playing dice in full armor. Inside the museum were the remains in situ of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the Tabularium (the area of Roman archives) and the Temple of Vejovius. That evening, after lecture, I took a walk through Rome at night to see the Colosseum, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain lit up as well as many other huge buildings.